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Jamaican radio presenter (died 2022)

Ezekiel Gray, known as The Man Ezeke, was a Jamaican radio presenter and musician. He was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Gray began his career at ERI, a pirate radio station, in the 1980s. He subsequently presented the Jammin' Oldies Saturday night show on Cork's 96FM. In October 1990, he began presenting a reggae show called The Sunshine Show on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday nights. On 3 January 1993, Gray took over the Sunday lunchtime slot previously presented by Alan Freeman. He was the first black presenter with a regular daytime slot on the station.

Gray died in Jamaica in March 2022. He had a wife and two children.

References

  1. O’Driscoll, Des (March 23, 2022). "John Creedon leads tributes to Jamaican singer and Cork 96FM DJ, the Man Ezeke". Irish Examiner. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tributes are paid to former Cork's 96FM presenter The Man Ezeke". Cork's 96FM. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "Ezeke's your man, pop pickers". The Stage. 1992-12-17. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. "The Man replaces Fluff". Reading Evening Post. 1992-12-09. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. "Man of our times hits the decks". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 1993-01-13. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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